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Hot Springs National Park — Urban-Embedded Federal Boundary (Garland County) (AR)

Tracked preemption from the Arkansas overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1832-04-20
Sunset
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Authority
federal_via_state
Scope
state:AR
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Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • city.county_fips == 05051
  • OR
    • parcel.adjacent_to_hot_springs_np == True
    • parcel.in_central_avenue_bathhouse_row_nhl == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typerequirenps_section_106_for_bathhouse_row_adjacentBathhouse Row is a National Historic Landmark (NHL) and within the federal park boundary; adjacent Central Avenue development triggers NPS coordination and Hot Springs municipal historic-district review
base_districts[*].thermal_water_use_restrictionsoverridenps_managed_thermal_water_distributionFederal control over the 47 thermal springs and their water distribution to permitted Bathhouse Row and adjacent users (Quapaw, Buckstaff, Arlington, etc.)

Citation

Authority source
4 Stat. 505 (1832 Hot Springs Reservation); Pub. L. 66-408, 41 Stat. 1407 (1921 National Park redesignation); 16 USC §401 et seq.; 16 USC §1 et seq. (NPS Organic Act)
§ 4 Stat. 505; 41 Stat. 1407
https://www.nps.gov/hosp/learn/management/lawsandpolicies.htm

Research notes

Hot Springs is the most urban-embedded national park in the system — the park boundary literally faces Central Avenue, with Bathhouse Row inside the park and the commercial district immediately outside. Hot Springs Municipal Code includes a historic-district overlay (HD-1) covering Central Avenue that operates in parallel with NPS coordination. Federal control of the thermal spring water is total; private use requires a federal permit. Adjacency review applies to viewshed, light, signage, and building height — Hot Springs has dueling 65-ft / 90-ft height districts along Central Avenue managed via the local HARC (Historic Arkansas Review Committee equivalent).